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Show Your Stripes

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Show Your Stripes is a light lager brewed as the house beer for the venues of the University of Reading, whose climate campaign gives it its name; the label carries the campaign's striped temperature graphic. The brewery describes a classic lager: traditional German hops bring fruity and floral aromas over a lightly bready malt base. It is crisp, clean and refreshing, at session strength. The beer is brewed gluten free and without animal products.

ABV
3.8%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
Malt-forward bitterness
SRM
pale gold4
PaceSession
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Balance
malt-forwardhop-forward
What makes this beer itself
cleanfruityfloral
clean
fruity
floral
bready
noble hop
malty
Aroma
The nose leads with noble hop character—floral and fruity notes emerge cleanly over a lightly bready maltiness.
not found:hoppy,caramel,sour,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Show Your Stripes

◎ Appearance

Show Your Stripes presents a pale golden hue with excellent clarity and a bright, luminous quality characteristic of a well-made lager. The head is white and fine-grained, displaying good initial retention and delicate lacing that clings to the glass with each sip. Carbonation is evident and lively, creating a crisp visual impression.

pale goldenbright clarityfine white headlively carbonation

◌ Aroma

The nose leads with noble hop character—floral and fruity notes emerge cleanly over a lightly bready maltiness. Traditional German hops bring subtle fruit esters and a gentle herbal-floral complexity, with no harsh or vegetal notes. The overall aromatic profile is restrained and elegant, inviting rather than assertive.

floral hopgentle fruit esterslight bread maltnoble-hop character

◐ Taste

The palate opens clean and crisp, with a soft malt foundation providing light sweetness and subtle bready character. Noble hops deliver restrained bitterness (22 IBU) balanced with delicate fruit and floral notes that persist across the mid-palate. The beer finishes dry without harshness, maintaining clarity and refreshment throughout.

clean, crisp entrysoft malt sweetnessbalanced bitternessdry finish

◑ Finish

The finish is short to medium in length, allowing the crisp, refreshing character to dominate without lingering harshness. A light bready note and subtle floral aftertaste fade cleanly, leaving the palate dry and primed for the next sip.

short finishdry aftertasterefreshing clarity
78
hopIQ score
Aroma
78
Taste
78
Appearance
80
Finish
76
Serve at 4–7°C

Serve well-chilled at 4–6°C. Carbonation and crispness are the main event — cold preserves both.

Stein

The sturdy German stein maintains temperature and keeps carbonation intact. Built for long, convivial drinking.

Store cold and drink fresh. Lagers are at their crispest within 3–4 months.

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What is a Pale Lager?

Euro Pale Lagers are clean, refreshing lagers with 4–5.5% ABV and IBU 10–25. Soft malt sweetness, light hop bitterness and high carbonation make them supremely drinkable.

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